Fountain



' INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY.

Sept. 29, 1925.

W. I. FERRIS FOUNTAIN Filed D80. 12, 1923 Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM I- FERRIS, OF WESTFIELI NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 Ii. EL WATERMAN eomranr, on NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A COBPOBATION OF NEW YORK.

FOUNTAIN.

Application filed December 12, 1923. Serial No. 680,112.

tain embodying my invention, in the form at present preferred by me, but it will be understood that various modifications and changes may bemade therein without departing from the spirit of my invention and without exceeding the scope of my claims.

My invention will best be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through a fountain embodying my invention, and showing the fluid reservoir in side elevation supported thereon; Fig. 2 is a plan View of the fountain; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section through the orificed end of the reservoir including the stopper, and

through the upper portion of the fluid reservoir, and Fig. 4 is a side view of a tube or quill, which is preferably inserted in the stopper.

- Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates generally a supporting member for the parts of the fountain, formed of any suitable material, such as hard rubber, and which, in

. plate 12, as best shown in Fig. 1.

per end of the flange 1 6 is preferably. bevelled upwardly and outwardly from the inner side, as indicated at 18. A well 19 is also preferably formed integral with the top plate 12, and extends downwardly therefrom and communicates with the reee 'ltacle 14 by a tube 20. The Well 19 is open at the upper end, but may, of course, be provided with a. cover, as desired. In the form shown, two wells 19 are provided, but it will be understood that any number of wells communicating with the receptacle at a point below the normal liquid level in the receptacle may be provided. The receptacle 16 is adapted to receive and support the orificed portion 21 of a liquid reservoir 22, which is here shown as the usual ink bottle, in the neck 23 of which is placed the stopper 21. I have regarded the stopper as a part of the orifieed portion of the fluid reservoir, as it is obvious that the stopper might be dispensed with, the walls of the reservoir itself forming the oriliced portion of the reservoir through which the ink or other fluid is discharged from the reservoir into the receptacle of the fountain. The stopper which may be formed of hard rub her or any convenient material is preferably provided with a shoulder 24, which engages the lower end of the neck of the reservoir. as illustrated in Fig. 3, and is also preferably provided with external screw threads as at 25, and with two passages 26 and 27.

The bottle and stopper illustrated is the same as one that is commonly used in practice, and in which the ink is poured from the reservoir through one of the passages. the other passage serving to admit air to the bottle, the lip 28 on the stopper being the lip usually provided for this purpose. The stopper is preferably provided with a bevelled portion 29, which seats against the bevelled portion of the flange 16 to support the reservoir in position. A set screw 30 preferably passes through a tapped opening 310 in the flange 16, the end of the set screw engaging a thread 25 to prevent the receptacle from being readily dislodged from the fountain." Preferably, a tube 31 is received in one of the passages "26, and extends below the lower end of the stopper, and serves to direct the ink to the receptacle. The tube v31 may be curved, as at 32, in order to cause the same to be frietionally retained within the passage 26. By making the passage 26 sufiiciently small and the tube 31 which is frictionally retained in said passage 26 of aless diameter than that of the passage, the bore of the tube is made sulficiently small to produce capillary at-- as the ink begins to flow in thetube, it also flows through the passage 26 outside of the tube 31.

A tube 31" is alsopreferably received in the passage 27, the same preferably forming a fairly tight fit therein so as to be frictionally retained in position. .This tube may extend only a comparatively short distance into the passage as shown, and extends in-to the reservoir to assist the air entering through the desired passa e, the arrangement of this tube prefera ly being about the same as that which has hitherto been used.

When the reservoir or bottle 22 containing ink is inverted to the position indicated in.Fig. 1, with the orificed end thereof received in the receptacle, the ink flows through the tube 31 into the receptacle l t and from thence into the well or wells 19,-

air flowing upwardl through the passage 27 into the receptac e. .Fluid continues to flow into the receptacle and into the well or wells until the liquid level rises to the lower end of the stopper to seal the air passage 27. The use of an appreciable quantity of ink from the well will again lower the level of the ink in the well and the receptacle and bring the liquid level below the orifice of the passage 27, thereby causing further ink to flow into the rece tacle and the liquid level to be substantially maintained.

I claim:

1. A fluid reservoir for supplying fluid to a well having an orificed end, a stopper for oint the orifice provided with two passages leading therethrough, and a small bore tube adapted to extend through one of said pas sages to a point beyond the stopper at each end thereof and extending within the receptacle to a point belowthe liquid level therein when the reservoir is inverted.

2. A fluid reservoir for supplying fluid to a well having an orificed end, a stopper for the orifice provided with two passagesleading therethrough, and a small bore tube extending through one of said passages, substantially smaller than said passage and frictionally retained in position therein and extending to a' point beyond the stopper at each end thereof and extending within the receptacle to a point below the liquid level therein when thereservoir is inverted.

3. A fluid reservoir supplying fluid to a well having an orificed end,'a stopper for the orifice provided with two passages leading therethrough, and a small bore tube extending through one of said passages and provided with a curved portion whereby the tube is frictionally retained in position in. said passage and extending to a pointbeyond the stbpper at eadh end thereof, and

extending within the receptacle to a point below the liquid level therein when the reservoir is inverted.

4.- A fluid reservoir for supplying fluid to the orifice provided with two passages lead-' ing therethrough, a small bore tube adapted to extend through one of said passages to a point beyond the stopper at each end thereof and extending within the receptacle to a a well having an orificed end, a stopper for 615 point below the liquid level therein when the reservoir is inverted, and a tube positioned in -the other passage and extending beyond saidstopper only into the reservoir.

WILLIAM I. FERRIS. 

